Game Wrapup


	Nippert stumbles

Rays 7, Rangers 4

Josh Hamilton makes an over-the-shoulder grab in Sunday's second inning. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

By Shawn Shroyer / MLB.com

Dustin Nippert made his first start since 2006 in place of Vicente Padilla, but even Travis Metcalf's solo blast and Josh Hamilton's two RBIs -- his 113th and 114th RBIs of the season -- couldn't undo the seven runs Nippert allowed as the Rangers watched the series slip away.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 08/15: TB 7, TEX 0
Sat. 08/16: TEX 3, TB 0
Sun. 08/17: TB 7, TEX 4

Tampa Bay (75-48)
Won 1

Tampa Bay 7, Texas 4

Texas (62-63)
Lost 1

August 17, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	10	0
Texas	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	7	0

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Upton, B, CF	5	2	3	3	0	1	0	.267
Zobrist, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.235
Pena, C, 1B	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	.241
Floyd, C, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259
Aybar, W, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.236
Hinske, LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.252
Ruggiano, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Navarro, C	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.296
Gross, RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.229
Bartlett, SS	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.266
Totals	35	7	10	7	2	1	9
BATTING 2B: Gross (11, Nippert), Upton, B (28, Nippert), Hinske (19, Nippert), Aybar, W (12, Loe). HR: Pena, C (25, 3rd inning off Nippert, 2 on, 1 out), Upton, B (8, 4th inning off Nippert, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Upton, B 7; Zobrist; Pena, C 4; Aybar, W 3; Hinske 2; Gross 2; Bartlett. RBI: Upton, B 3 (57), Pena, C 3 (71), Bartlett (21). 2-out RBI: Bartlett; Upton, B 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hinske. GIDP: Gross. Team RISP: 5-for-9. Team LOB: 3.

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.319
Vazquez, 2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308
Boggs, LF	4	0	1	1	1	1	2	.239
Young, M, SS	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	.289
Hamilton, CF	4	0	2	2	1	0	0	.304
Byrd, RF	4	0	1	0	1	1	7	.290
Laird, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.284
Saltalamacchia, DH	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	.239
Davis, C, 1B	3	1	0	0	1	3	2	.259
Metcalf, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.171
Totals	33	4	7	4	8	10	18
BATTING 2B: Kinsler (41, Kazmir), Hamilton (28, Kazmir). HR: Metcalf (2, 5th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Kinsler 2; Boggs; Hamilton 3; Byrd; Saltalamacchia; Metcalf 4. RBI: Hamilton 2 (114), Metcalf (5), Boggs (33). 2-out RBI: Hamilton 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, C; Byrd 5. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING DP: 2 (Young, M-Kinsler-Davis, C, Kinsler-Davis, C).

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kazmir (W, 9-6)	6.0	4	2	2	4	7	1	3.21
Bradford	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.20
Miller, T	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
Salas	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	0	18.00
Balfour	0.1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.19
Wheeler (S, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.60

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Nippert (L, 1-3)	4.0	8	7	7	0	1	2	7.83
Loe	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2.93

IBB: Hamilton (by Balfour).
Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 114-72, Bradford 10-8, Miller, T 9-5, Salas 27-17, Balfour 25-10, Wheeler 5-4, Nippert 74-45, Loe 59-35.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 3-5, Bradford 3-0, Miller, T 0-1, Salas 0-0, Balfour 1-0, Wheeler 0-0, Nippert 4-6, Loe 7-4.
Batters faced: Kazmir 26, Bradford 4, Miller, T 2, Salas 4, Balfour 4, Wheeler 1, Nippert 20, Loe 17.
Inherited runners-scored: Salas 1-0, Balfour 2-2, Wheeler 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:15.
Att: 18,363.
August 17, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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